General Notes

REFN: 3439AN
The first definite record we have in Scotland is of John Wiscard, Sheri
ff of Kincardineshire in the reign of Alexander II, 1214-49. His eldest so
n, Sir John Wyscard, obtained lands at Conveth (now Laurencekirk), Halkers
toun and Scottistoun in the Mearns in 1246, and these were to remain the p
rincipal lands of Wishart of Pitarrow for over four centuries.